Journal profile · Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Journal of Bioeconomics
ISSN 1387-6996 · eISSN 1573-6989 · Springer Nature · 3 issues per year
Journal of Bioeconomics: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,990; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Journal of Bioeconomics is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Bioeconomics is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Theory and Institutions, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, together about 43.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Bioeconomics is no longer accepting submissions and will discontinue publication as of January 1, 2024. For authors publishing research on the ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance24.8%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences10.6%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPsychology8.3%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences6%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4.9%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q1 | 155/841 | 81st |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q1 | 162/731 | 77th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 168OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 491 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 311 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 445 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 404 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 | 571 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | 447 |
| 2021 | 19 | 10 | 666 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 2,090 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 3 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1387-6996
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-6989
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Bioeconomics
Which databases index Journal of Bioeconomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Bioeconomics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Bioeconomics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Bioeconomics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .